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Getting part numbers for such parts may prove difficult as they will be integral with the loom and probably unavailable from a dealer. Is it connectors into the back on units that are missing or for joining sections of can bus together? If its the latter and the the connectors have already been...

Any advice is just a gamble from the information given. If it's exactly the same error message that you had last time then it's possible that its the same fault. I suspect that the £180 is what MB charge to connect up a STAR diagnostic machine and read out any fault codes. I'm not an expert...

That's what you'll get in any two wheel drive car putting that much power down., especially if it's damp or temperatures are cool and you're on summer tyres. The art is applying the power increase smoothly so that as the car starts moving you apply more power. Heck, I can get my wife's 85bhp...

Isn't that message usually triggered by pad wear sensors? I'm surprised that its gone away. I take it that as you've checked the fluid levels, you've visually checked the pads for wear as well.

Agreed. Alonso may stand a chance of winning another championship with Aston, but Aston won't unless Stroll replaces his son on the team. Alonso and Sainz would push Aston pretty close to the top of the leader board if Aston continue to be competitive.

Just look at rear tyres first. Unless you're doing a lot of parking, you'll wear those out first. I can vouch for Continental ContiSport 6 and 7 as giving good all round grip and wear. Michelins confuse me at the moment with lots if PilotSport sub types.

Tyres may be an issue, but if this is your first rear wheel drive car then you lack of experience in how they handle may also be an issue. Once you're used to it you'll find the experience more rewarding. With all of the power being sent to the rear tyres it can be easy to push them beyond...

88 - 90 centigrade

Can't you just drive in a lower gear to force the DPF regeneration? All automatics that I've ever had have had the gears in the order - Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, pushing forward from Drive to get Reverse and pulling back to get Drive. Now we have steering column changes its up for reverse...

Okay. From what I can gather, the electromagnetic clutch should cut in at about 102 Centigrade. On a UK spec. car without air conditioning, the fan has no relay, the positive being supplied from fuse 10 (?) through the temperature sender to the clutch solenoid. The solenoid is permanently...

I might be wrong, but I think that your car probably has a viscous coupled cooling fan for the engine and an electric auxiliary fan for the air conditioning. If so I wouldn't expect the electric fan to come on just based upon engine temperature. I would try applying 12V to it directly to ensure...

What car is it the you have? Please post up the first 6 letters/digits of the VIN e.g. WDD210, which indicates a W210. Have you checked that the fan is actually working e.g. applying 12V to it directly? Some cars have an additional fan control unit that can fail.

Sorry I can't help you but the OP hasn't been seen since 2015.

Offset rim widths are usually an optional extra that is included with certain style packages. As long as all wheels have the same diameter then having the same rim width is not an issue. Winter wheel setup specified by MB will be for the same wheel dimensions all round. Typically this is the...

Additionally there's usually an amplifier/filter fitted behind the C pillar trim, look for wires going from the window element behind the trim. This often fails not sure on cost of replacement, but wasn't usually expensive.

+1 getting codes read again. Low performance may be caused by split boost hose (turbo to inlet manifold). Does the engine revolution limiter cut in at a lower rpm than before, say 3000rpm? Vacuum lines become brittle with age and can be easily broken when being handled. A smoke or vacuum test...

I don't think that a W210 has a dipstick for the gearbox, search the forum for a diagram of how to make one using net curtain wire. Using a decent code reader is recommended as everything else is guesswork. W210 connector under the bonnet for the gearbox (I think - hard to remember). If oil...

Sorry to hear that you had this hassle. It's because of this sort of con, plus time wasters who just want to drive a car that they can't afford to buy or insure, that I sold my last car through CarWow - hassle free, quick and got more for it than expected.

Add to your list to check for loose exhaust shields, clamps and fixings also turbocharger linkages when the system is cold.

I was having a conversation with my neighbour's son regarding retrofitting factory options to his Golf, during which he asked me whether it is possible to have the option registered against the car's VIN so that it would show as a fitted option if anyone used a VIN decoder. I honestly couldn't...